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When the engine is in reverse gear, a right-handed propeller will likely cause the stern to walk to _______. - ️️port Most sailboat electrical fixtures such as lights and pumps run on _______ volts _______ power, which is provided by the house _______. - ️️12v, DC, battery A _______ - ________ cockpit allows water to escape overboard, either by way of a scuppers or walk through transom. - ️️self-bailing A ________ is used to adjust tension in standing rigging cables - ️️tur...

Purpose and proper use of a safety harness, tether and jacklines - ️️-A safety tether has a heavy metal clip at each end. 1 secured to the harness, other clipped to a jackline on deck (or hardware well inboard.) -A Jackline usually runs on both sides of the deck, from the cockpit all the way to the bow, and is secured to the deck by pad-eyes. -Purpose: to stay safe on deck in strong weather conditions or when sailing alone. -A safety harness is worn outside the clothing. It has straps ...

Stemhead Fitting → A stainless-steel fitting on the bow of a boat to which the forestay and jib tack are attached, as well as the roller fairlead for the anchor rode. Turnbuckle → A mechanical fitting attached to the lower ends of stays, which connects them to the chainplate, allowing for the standing rigging to be adjusted (tightened.) Chainplate → Metal plate bolted to the hull of a boat to which standing rigging is attached. Hatch → A covered opening in the deck. Transom ...

Steering Pedestal/Binnacle - ️️Holds the axle of the steering wheel, and perhaps a compass or other essential equipment Emergency tiller - ️️On boats with wheel steering, a tiller that can be fitted to the top of the rudder stock so the boat could be steered in the event the wheel-steering mechanism fails. Scuppers - ️️Drains in the cockpit that allow water to drain-makes a boat selfbailing and is not a feature in many smaller boats Cockpit coaming - ️️The short protective ...

What a sound mark on a chart? - ️️This reflects the depth on the day the chart was made during the lowest tide. It is the least depth you would anticipate at a location. Know when your chart was made, the seabed changes! What does one long blast mean? - ️️This means you are leaving a dock or departing your slip. It signals to others a change in status and that you are getting underway. A prolonged blast is also sounded when a vessel is approaching a bend in a river where vessels c...

Stemhead Fitting → A stainless-steel fitting on the bow of a boat to which the forestay and jib tack are attached, as well as the roller fairlead for the anchor rode. Turnbuckle → A mechanical fitting attached to the lower ends of stays, which connects them to the chainplate, allowing for the standing rigging to be adjusted (tightened.) Chainplate → Metal plate bolted to the hull of a boat to which standing rigging is attached. Hatch → A covered opening in the deck. Transom ...